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M.K. Nair
Researcher at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Publications - 28
Citations - 814
M.K. Nair is an academic researcher from Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Distress. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 28 publications receiving 775 citations.
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Oral cancer among patients under the age of 35 years.
TL;DR: There is a need to investigate the aetiology of intra oral cancers in younger patients since a significant proportion (almost 40%) of these patients do not have associated risk factors for cancer.
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Primary intraosseous carcinoma of the jaw: pooled analysis of world literature and report of two new cases.
Gigi Thomas,Manoj Pandey,Aleyamma Mathew,Elizabeth K. Abraham,A Francis,Thara Somanathan,Elizabeth Mathew Iype,P Sebastian,M.K. Nair +8 more
TL;DR: Primary intraosseous carcinoma is a rare tumour of jawbones, characterized by progressive swelling of the jaw, pain and loosening of tooth, which is locally aggressive and metastasizes to regional nodes.
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Diet and stomach cancer: a case-control study in South India.
TL;DR: High consumption of rice, high consumption of chilli and consumption of high-temperature food were found to be independent risk factors for stomach cancer, and on multivariate analysis, high drinking water, socio-demographic/economic background, tobacco chewing, tobacco smoking and alcohol habits were found.
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Primary tuberculosis of the tongue: report of three cases.
TL;DR: Three patients with primary tuberculosis of the tongue are reported, all of whom responded well to treatment and were cured.
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Quality of life in breast cancer patients: validation of a FACT-B Malayalam version.
TL;DR: The Malayalam translation of the FACT-B questionnaire was developed, tested and validated, and was found satisfactory in comparison to the source tool.